Hemmer-guide for skirts of ladies&#39; and children&#39;s dresses.



No. 837,382. PATENTED DEC. 4, 1906.

V. H; GANHAM, HEMMBR GUIDE FOR SKIRTS 0F LADIES AND GHILDRENS DRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-16. 1906.

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No. 837,382. PATENTED DEC. 4, 1906.

I V. H. GANHAM. HEMMER GUIDE FOR'SKIR-TS OP LADIES ANDCHILDRENSDRESS-BS.

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HENRY CANHAM, OF GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA.

ADIES AND CHILDRENS DRESSES.

Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

Application filed February 15,1906. Serial No. 301,826.

To all 1071/0772, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Vioron HENRY CAN- HAM, a subject of his Majesty KingEdward VII, and a resident of the city of Guelph, in the county oflVellington and Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented anew and useful Hemn1er-Guide for the Skirts of Ladies and ChildrensDresses and Coats, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an apparatus for regulatingthe length of ladies and childrens dress-skirts and coats and at thesame time providing a form upon which the edge of the skirt can beformed into a level hem at any required height from the floor. I attainthese objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure I is a perspective view of the front of my new orimproved hemmer-guidef Fig. II is a perspective view of the back of mynew or improved hemmer-guide. Fig. III is an elevation of thehemmerguide, and Fig. IV is a top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference parts in all the drawings.

It consists of a heavy suitably-formed base carrying two vertical wireposts united in a bridge or arch at the top. On these posts slides ahorizontal riser-bar which can be secured at any required height bymeans of a set-screw at one end. The other end of this riser-bar carriesthe peculiarly-shaped hemmer-guide, which is the principal feature ofthis invention.

The base A a is indicate similar L-shaped and is preferably made ofheavy metal, so as to prevent its being readily overturned. It rests onthe three projections e e e, which also give greater stability.

The vertical posts B B can be formed from one piece of wire rod, asshown, or may be joined by an arch or bridge at the top. They carry theriser-bar C, which when the setscrew 0 is slackened off may be readilymoved up or down on the posts B B, the set-screw 0 serving to securesame to the post at any desired height.

The hemmer-guide D, which may be of round, square, oblong, or any othersuitablyshaped section of rod, rises vertically from one end, preferablythe lefthand, of the riserbar O for a short distance, as shown at D. Itis then bent forward into an arch shape, ext-ending forward and beyondthe riser-bar, as shown at D, and then bent sharply at right angles inan opposite horizontal direction, forming an enterin wedge at the angle,as shown at D, Fig. V, and curving slightly back toward and past theother end of the riser-bar C, forming a se ment of a circle or a curvedhorizontal gui e for the hem at the lower edge of the skirt or coat,while by means of the riser-bar C, upon which it is carried, theguide-bar can readily be setat any required height from the floor.

In practice the edge of the skirt to be re ulated and hemmed is foldedover and un er or round the horizontal curved guide-bar and pinned ortacked in place ready to be sewed, the apparatus being moved round thebottom of the skirt or the skirt being revolved over it, so as to securethe same height from the floor all round, the hem thus formed slippingor being pulled off the free end of the curved guide-bar as theapparatus or the skirt is moved.

It can also be used for regulating the length of mens coats, and one orboth posts can be graduated in inches, if desired.

IVhat I claim as my invention, to secure by Letters Patent, is

The hemmer-guide consisting of a suitablyshaped base carrying twovertical posts on which slides a horizontal riser-bar, locked by meansof a set-screw and carrying a horizontally-curved guide-bar one end ofwhich is free to allow the formed hem to slide off sub stantially ashereinbefore described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

VICTOR HENRY OANHAM.

Witnesses:

D. II. BARLow, S. MOCRAE.

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